"Irvin said the book was ""...one of Agatha Christie's best mystery novels, a story fascinating in its plot, clever and lively in its characters and brilliant in its technique."" She concluded, ""The story's interest is unflagging, and the end brings excitement as well as surprise."" William Blunt in ""The Observer"" of 4 June 1939 raised a question regarding Christie's abilities to write non-crime fiction, which demonstrates that her nom-de-plume identity of Mary Westmacott was not yet public knowledge: ""I should hate to have to state on oath which I thought was Agatha Christie's best story, but I do think I"
"Agatha Christie bibliography Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer and playwright. Although she wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, her reputation rests on the 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections that she wrote under her own name, which have sold over two billion copies—an amount only surpassed by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. Her works contain several regular characters with whom the public became familiar, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Parker Pyne and Harley Quin. Christie wrote more Poirot stories than any of the others,"
"her on her own or as a member of a group. The definitive study of Agatha Christie's stage plays is ""Curtain Up: Agatha Christie, A Life in Theatre"" by Julius Green. Agatha Christie bibliography Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer and playwright. Although she wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, her reputation rests on the 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections that she wrote under her own name, which have sold over two billion copies—an amount only surpassed by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. Her works contain several regular"
"Jan Westcott Jan Westcott (February 23, 1912 – October 29, 2011), born Maryann ""Mary"" Josephine Vlachos, was an American author of historical fiction. The daughter of Dutch-born classical scholar Nicholas P. Vlachos - a professor at Temple University - Westcott was born in Philadelphia and raised in the area, graduating from Swarthmore High School. While on summer vacation in Avalon (New Jersey) - after attending Swarthmore College for a year - she met and eloped with Richard J. Westcott in 1931, the couple then residing in Camden (New Jersey) where Jan Westcott became a ""stay at home mom"" to the"
"detective story; she produced ""The Mysterious Affair at Styles"", which was turned down by two publishers before it was published in 1920. Following the limited success of the novel, she continued to write and steadily built up a fan base for what ""Contemporary Authors"" calls ""her unfailingly clever plots"". She went on to write over a hundred works, including further novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and two autobiographies. Aside from works under her own name, she wrote six romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. One of Christie's plays, ""The Mousetrap"", opened in West End theatre in 1952 and, as"
"about the burning of Kingston during the American Revolution. It was successful enough to go through three editions in one year. Mary Westbrook Van Deusen Mary Westbrook Van Deusen (February 13, 1829 – October 16, 1908), publishing under the name Mary Westbrook, was an American author of prose and verse. She was born Mary Amanda Westbrook in Fishkill, New York, the daughter of Cornelius de Puy Westbrook, a pastor of the Dutch Church in nearby Peekskill, and Sarah (Beekman) Westbrook. In 1865 she married James Lansing Van Deusen of Rondout, New York. She published both prose and poetry, mainly through"
"Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, ""The Mousetrap"", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon."
"proud of ""Giant's Bread"". The blurb lends mystery to Miss Westmacott's identity. She has written half a dozen successful books under her own name, it says, but they have been so different from ""Giant's Bread"" that she decided to have it 'judged on its own merits and not in the light of previous success.' Who she is does not matter, for her book is far above the average of current fiction, in fact, comes well under the classification of a 'good book.' And it is only a satisfying novel that can claim that appellation. In ""Giant's Bread"" there are traces"
"over to pick up that one beautiful shell - they recognize her extraordinary work."""" Maria Dermoût Maria Dermoût (15 June 1888 – 27 June 1962), was an Indo-European novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature. In December 1958 ""Time"" magazine praised the translation of Maria Dermoût's ""The Ten Thousand Things"", and named it one of the best books of the year. Whitney Balliett of ""The New Yorker"" wrote: """"Mrs. Dermout, in the manner of Thoreau and the early Hemingway, is an extraordinary sensualist. [...] in passages of a"
"Maria Dermoût Maria Dermoût (15 June 1888 – 27 June 1962), was an Indo-European novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature. In December 1958 ""Time"" magazine praised the translation of Maria Dermoût's ""The Ten Thousand Things"", and named it one of the best books of the year. Whitney Balliett of ""The New Yorker"" wrote: """"Mrs. Dermout, in the manner of Thoreau and the early Hemingway, is an extraordinary sensualist. [...] in passages of a startling, unadorned, three-dimensional clarity; often one can almost touch what she describes."""" Dermoût was"
"best-selling writers of the first quarter of the twentieth century."" She is best known for her novels and nature books; however, her poetry, children's books, and numerous essays, editorials, and monthly columns for magazines such as ""McCall's"" and ""Good Housekeeping"" are not well known today. After her move to southern California in 1919, Stratton-Porter also became one of Hollywood's first female producers and in 1924 was among the first women to form her own production company. Stratton-Porter, who is remembered for her ambition and individualism, was also a passionate nature lover who encouraged people to explore the nature and the"
"Mary Westbrook Van Deusen Mary Westbrook Van Deusen (February 13, 1829 – October 16, 1908), publishing under the name Mary Westbrook, was an American author of prose and verse. She was born Mary Amanda Westbrook in Fishkill, New York, the daughter of Cornelius de Puy Westbrook, a pastor of the Dutch Church in nearby Peekskill, and Sarah (Beekman) Westbrook. In 1865 she married James Lansing Van Deusen of Rondout, New York. She published both prose and poetry, mainly through the Freeman Company, of Kingston, New York. Her 1883 novel ""Rachel Du Mont: A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution"" was"
"George Eliot Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Ann or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including ""Adam Bede"" (1859), ""The Mill on the Floss"" (1860), ""Silas Marner"" (1861), ""Romola"" (1862–63), ""Middlemarch"" (1871–72), and ""Daniel Deronda"" (1876), most of which are set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight. Although female authors were published under their own names during her lifetime, she wanted to escape the stereotype"
"papers archived at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. Jan Westcott Jan Westcott (February 23, 1912 – October 29, 2011), born Maryann ""Mary"" Josephine Vlachos, was an American author of historical fiction. The daughter of Dutch-born classical scholar Nicholas P. Vlachos - a professor at Temple University - Westcott was born in Philadelphia and raised in the area, graduating from Swarthmore High School. While on summer vacation in Avalon (New Jersey) - after attending Swarthmore College for a year - she met and eloped with Richard J. Westcott in 1931, the couple then residing in Camden (New"
"then as a writer, until she died of cancer in 2007. In 2007, Mcdonald died from cancer. Janet McDonald Janet McDonald (August 10, 1953 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer of young adult novels as well as the author of ""Project Girl"", a memoir about her early life in Brooklyn's Farragut Houses and struggle to achieve an Ivy League education. Her best known children's book is ""Spellbound"", which tells the story of a teenaged mother who wins a spelling competition and a college scholarship. The book was named as the American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults"
"Anne Isaacs Anne Isaacs (born March 2, 1949) is an American writer of children's and young adult literature. She may be known best as the writer of ""Swamp Angel"", a picture book illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky and published by Dutton Children's Books in 1994; Zelinsky was a runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal. In 2014 ""Swamp Angel"" was a runner-up (Honor Book) for the Phoenix Picture Book Award from the Children's Literature Association, which annually recognizes the best picture book that did not win a major award 20 years earlier. ""Books are considered not only for the quality of"
"and give ""The Spires of Oxford"" its place in the forefront of the volume"". Her poem ""The Deserter"" (written in 1916), describing the feelings and fate of a man terrified by the war, is often used in collections of World War I poetry. She continued to write novels and children's fiction. In 1933 ""Knockmaroon"", a reminiscence of her childhood in Dublin in her grandparents' house, and considered her finest book, was published. Winifred Mary Letts Winifred Mary Letts (1882–1972) was an English-born writer who spent most of her life in Ireland. She was known for her novels, plays and poetry."
"of growth. While sales of the novel were slow at first, they steadily continued, and ultimately totaled about 250,000 copies. Reprinted in 1886, this novel was her most popular. She was first published by Appleton, and later for 20 years by G.W. Carleton, which was succeeded by G.W. Dillingham, all of New York City. As ""The Nation"" noted in its obituary at her death: It is an eternal paradox of our world of letters that the books which enjoy the largest sale are barely recognized as existing by the guardians of literary tradition. Mrs. Mary Jane Holmes, who died Sunday"
"Marian Keyes Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She is an Irish Book Awards winner. By March 2017 over 35 million copies of her twelve novels preceding ""The Break"" (2017) have been sold and been translated into 33 languages. She became known worldwide for ""Watermelon"", ""Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married"", ""Rachel's Holiday"", ""Last Chance Saloon"", ""Anybody Out There"", and ""This Charming Man"", with themes including alcoholism, depression, addiction, cancer, bereavement, and domestic violence. Born in Limerick and raised in Monkstown (Dublin), Keyes graduated from Dublin"
"in the artist the incarnation of her ideals and desires. Unfinished Portrait (novel) Unfinished Portrait is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins in March 1934 and in the US by Doubleday later in the same year. The British edition retailed for seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. It is the second of six novels Christie wrote under the pen name Mary Westmacott. In the midst of divorce, bereft of the only people in her life she cares for, Celia considers taking her life. But, while on"
"America's best selling faith-based author, Karen Kingsbury. The Bridge, The Bridge 2 and A Time to Dance were ratings winners for the channel and the Bridge films became the highest rated in The Hallmark Channel's history. A new deal has been made to produce four more Kingsbury titles for 2017and 2018. In 2015 Angel produced three films for Lifetime from the V.C. Andrews best-selling book collection. If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday and My Sweet Audrina were all well received and a fourth title, Heaven, has been put into development for 2017. Angel is also developing a number of"
"to Edinburgh, she submitted a novel to the publishers Hodder & Stoughton. ""Madam, Will You Talk?"" was an immediate success, followed by many other successful works over the years. In 1974, Mary's husband Frederick Stewart was knighted and she became Lady Stewart, although she never used the title. Her husband died in 2001. In semi-retirement Stewart resided in Edinburgh, Scotland as well as Loch Awe, Scotland. An avid gardener, Mary and her husband shared a keen love of nature. She died on 9 May 2014. Stewart was the best-selling author of many romantic suspense and historical fiction novels. They were"
"children who turned out to be intelligent and decent people. Woolf had never had children and was afraid that she would have been a bad mother. In casting her fictional alter-ego as an excellent mother she was offering a ""gift"" to Woolf. Most of the novels were an immediate success (except ""Dark Island"", ""Grand Canyon"" and ""La Grande Mademoiselle""). ""All Passion Spent"" (1931) and ""Seducers in Ecuador"" (1924) sold especially well. Somewhat Ironically ""Seducers"" overtook her mentor's novel ""Mrs Dalloway"" at the top of the sales charts. ""The Edwardians"" (1930) and ""All Passion Spent"" are perhaps her best-known novels today."
"Weston (as chapter books), recently by Jody Wheeler (also as chapter books): Featuring Nate the Great's cousin, Olivia Sharp, ""Agent for Secrets"". Co-written with husband Mitchell Sharmat and illustrated by Denise Brunkus: Marjorie W. Sharmat Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (born November 12, 1928) is an American children's writer. She has written more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages. They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild. Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the"
"Mary Stanton Mary Stanton (born 1947 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American author most famous for her eight-volume children's fantasy series ""Unicorns of Balinor"". Writing under the pseudonym Claudia Bishop, she is also the author of 14 mystery novels in the ""Hemlock Falls"" series published by Berkley Prime Crime, three novels in the ""Casebooks of Dr. Mckenzie"" mystery series, and the senior editor of three mystery story anthologies: ""Death Dines At Eight-Thirty"", ""Death Dines In"", and ""A Merry Band of Murderers"". Stanton is the eldest daughter of William Bishop Whitaker and Carole Whitaker who were both college professors for"
"a lost work which hesitantly started her writing career. Christie later revised this story as ""The House of Dreams"", and it was published in issue 74 of ""The Sovereign Magazine"" in January 1926 and, many years later, in 1997, in book form in ""While the Light Lasts and Other Stories"". Christie also dedicated her debut novel as Mary Westmacott, ""Giant's Bread"" (1930), to her mother who, by that time, had died. ""The Times Literary Supplement"" (3 February 1921) gave the book an enthusiastic, if short, review, which stated: ""The only fault this story has is that it is almost too"
"was the predominant mode of crime writing. Agatha Christie is not only the most famous Golden Age writer, but also considered one of the most famous authors of all genres of all time. At the time of her death in 1976, “she was the best-selling novelist in history.” Many of the most popular books of the Golden Age were written by Agatha Christie. She produced long series of books featuring detective characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, amongst others. Her use of basing her stories on complex puzzles, “combined with her stereotyped characters and picturesque middle-class settings”, is credited"
"21st century, who recognized her achievements and the value of her work. Mary Jane Holmes Mary Jane Holmes (April 5, 1825 – October 6, 1907) was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Portraying domestic life in small-town and rural settings, she examined gender relationships, as well as those of class and race. She also dealt with slavery and the American Civil War with a strong sense of moral justice. Since"
"literary work ever written. In 2015, writers from outside the UK voted it first among all British novels ""by a landslide"". The various film and television adaptations of Eliot's books have re-introduced her to the wider reading public. George Eliot Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Ann or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including ""Adam Bede"" (1859), ""The Mill on the Floss"" (1860), ""Silas Marner"" (1861), ""Romola"" (1862–63), ""Middlemarch"" (1871–72),"
"shrimping industry. Monroe has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Award for Writing from the South Carolina Center for the Book, 2014 South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence, 2015 SW Florida Author of Distinction Award, the RT Lifetime Achievement Award, the International Book Award for Green Fiction. Mary Alice Monroe is a 2018 inductee to the South Carolina Academy of Authors. This is a full list of novels from the author's website. The Beach House Series The Lowcountry Series Other novels Children's books published by Arbordale Publishing Mary Alice Monroe Mary Alice Monroe is a best-selling author known for fiction"
"non-profit organization that provides training and encouragement for writers and publishers in difficult places of the world. Robin Jones Gunn Robin Jones Gunn is the best-selling, award-winning Christian author of over 100 books, including the Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen series for teen girls as well as the Glenbrooke series and the Sisterchicks series. Robin's non-fiction titles are ""Praying For Your Future Husband"", ""Spoken For"" and ""Victim of Grace"". Her books have sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide. She is best known for the characters in the Christy Miller series that now continue in '""Christy &Todd: The College Years"", ""Christy"
"Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan; ; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer, best known for her vampire romance series ""Twilight"". The ""Twilight"" novels have gained worldwide recognition and sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in America, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26.5 million books in 2009. ""Twilight"" was the best-selling book of 2008 in US bookstores. Meyer was ranked No. 49 on ""Time"" magazine's list of the ""100 Most Influential People in 2008"", and was included"
"GoodReads.com as of May 2010. Her most recent children's book is ""Maia and the Monster Baby"" (Holiday House, 2012) illustrated by ""Amanda Haley"". Her most recent historical novel, ""Counting on Grace"" was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by the American Library Association, the National Council of Social Studies, the International Reading Association and the Children’s Book Council among others. Some of her most popular picture books include ""Dumpy La Rue"", ""Shoes"", ""Dog Show"", ""Squashed in the Middle"", ""The First Christmas Stocking"", and ""The Biggest Parade"". Elizabeth Winthrop Elizabeth Winthrop (born September 14, 1948), also known as Elizabeth"